Fire wood

[Carls_jeep]

Mules!, we don't need no stinking mules we have guns and bullets, ahhhh, I mean, we have a Jeep and a 100 year old blacksmith forged logging chain.



Well, I cut down about 15 of the trees to big to mow with the tractor. Today and the last few days I have trimmed the limbs and now it's time to pull them up the hill. You can't use something new, it has to be something as old or older than the Jeep or me. The logging chain is a hand forged chain, links and ring at the end. A friend was going to scrap it and I saved it from a fate worse than death, well, the melting pot anyway.

I contracted with a friend to come and clear the land but I will cut the trees I want for fire wood first. Most the trees are trash trees, not good hard wood. Besides, I want the view more than the trees.

[gmcjr]

Your picture brings back memories.........I hated cutting firewood as a kid. I now realize, although it was hard work, it was good, honest work, and yes we used a jeep.

[ranchhopper]

After being laid off for the winter I have been cutting firewood too about fifteen face cord so far cut split and stacked got about ten more laying on the ground to finish before going back to work next month. I love the twenty dollar a month gas bills I get when heating the house with wood this winter I have been lucky a huge supply of green ash,white oak, hickory and cherry came my way.

[Matto]

Work horse!
 ï¿½ � � � � � � � �A few weeks ago we had a Blizzard here in CT that dumped 30inches of snow over night. (not the picture below) Our driveway is 1,200 ft long and this poor little CJ5 plowed for 8 hours and made it to within 40 feet of the road before the clutch overheated or got wet? and would not grab. The only way to plow was to ram a couple feet to the left then back up and ram a couple feet to the right then repeat over and over. We have a Rubicon with Diff lockers and it couldn't move. The next day the clutch cooled down or dried out and seems to be okay. It'll be hauling more firewood this afternoon.
Matt


Here' a blizzard pic the day after. I had some really good photos before anything was cleared but somebody fiddled with the bleepin digital camera!

[Macgraham]

 92 degrees here today. Little too early for this hot. I cut wood for 42 years and am glad I don't have to now. Went out in tha desert this morning and My wifre drove the jeep for a while. Been after me for a long time to drive it and I just ran out of reasons. She really did good. I worry that if she likes it too much she will start running errands around town with it. Bright side-time for another jeep!!!

[Carls_jeep]

  Mac, I see a two Jeep family there. The Universal Jeep was and still is a work horse on the farm and even in the cities. I am a little slower at cutting, stripping limbs and moving the wood to haul it now days but it was good exercise from setting around reading and drinking beer all winter. I borrowed my neighbors 20" chain saw but I think I'll buy a 14" or 16". I plan to get my wood stove finished this year for next winter.

The man won't be able to start clearing for a month or so and I will continue to cut down the trees worth using for fire wood rather than everything. I think he will use a front end loader rather than his crawler to clear the trees and I plan to take lots of photo's. I decided to just push them up and let them rot. If I have to I will burn them but that could be a fire hazard  :-/. I'll discuss it with my friend the County Fire Chief.